Key Responsibility Areas 

• Create and maintain the system security framework to drive the Enterprise ICT security and risk management program and enable SITA to meet service requirements; 
• Lead the implementation of information security awareness program and ensure the training and education of employees and clients; 
• Work with all IT functional areas to design and support secure technologies to meet business /clients needs, build security controls and solutions according to approved architectural frameworks and standards; 
• Develops tactical response procedures for security incidents; 
• Monitor compliance with security governance, ensure full integration of risk management with business continuity, both internally and externally, for recovery from disasters; 
• Define cyber and information security management principles to initiate and define the security plan. Define principles for the cyber and information security management to initiate and define the security plan; 
• Ensure that all SITA and Government infrastructure has the correct level of protection to ensure secure operation. 

Qualifications and Experience 

• Minimum: 4-year National Diploma / National Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or Network Management or a relevant discipline NQF level 6 qualification PLUS Certified information system security professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Management (CISM) Professional IT security management certification e.g CISSP ITIL Foundation, CoBit Foundation or CISM, GIAC, CCNP, ISACA CRISC$ security risk information and system control will be an advantage. Membership to a (ISC)2 an ISACA and professional body will be an advantage. 
• Experience: 7 – 8 years practical experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure or Information Security (IS) or application life cycle management.